# Steve Horne

Steve Horne is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 81.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 81
- Serving since: 2004-01-06
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f1e7e5ba-29b7-42e2-bb70-5ab4c7923c77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1e7e5ba-29b7-42e2-bb70-5ab4c7923c77 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of the 16 bills Horne sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 2 donors and 1,116 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.4% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Passage · HC 65 Suspend deadlines for the further consideration of HB 938; extend repealers on several youth court statutes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC65/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1761 Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1761/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1772 Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend repealers on. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1772/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3410 City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3410/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2917 Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2917/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2474 Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2474/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2409 Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2409/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2103 Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2103/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1330 Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area". · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1330/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 2. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 96 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1106: Municipal annexation/deannexation; require election be held on the question of in the subject territory to be annexed/deannexed. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1106/
- HB 1105: Municipal annexation; restrict collection of ad valorem taxes until certain services are provided by municipality. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1105/
- HB 886: Fireworks; authorize sale and purchase of year-round from permanent structure. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB886/
- HB 885: Newborn screening program; include cytomegalovirus (CMV) in conditions tested for. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB885/
- HB 884: Bonds; mandate election on issue of county or municipal bonds. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB884/
- HB 887: Water well contractors; exempt from continuing education if 65 or older or with at least 20 years experience. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB887/
- HB 651: Bonds; mandate election on issue of county or municipal bonds. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB651/
- HB 644: Fireworks; authorize sale and purchase of year-round from permanent structure. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB644/
- HB 649: Municipal annexation/deannexation; require election be held on the question of in the subject territory to be annexed/deannexed. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB649/
- HB 648: Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled. (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB648/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,500 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/horne.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HorneLaw/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1e7e5ba-29b7-42e2-bb70-5ab4c7923c77